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Tibetan Medicine in the
Contemporary World
This remarkable multi-authored volume will decisively transform conventional
understanding about indigenous medical knowledge and practices of all kinds in
the contemporary world.
Margaret Lock, Professor in Social Studies in
Medicine at McGill University
The popularity of Tibetan medicine plays a central role in the international market
for alternative medicine and has been increasing and extending far beyond its
original cultural area, becoming a global phenomenon. This book analyses Tibetan
medicine in the twenty-first century by considering the contemporary reasons that
have led to its diversity and by bringing out the common orientations of this medical
system. Using case studies that examine the social, political and identity dynamics
of Tibetan medicine in Nepal, India, the PRC, Mongolia, the UK and the US, the
contributors to this book answer the following three, fundamental questions:
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What are the modalities and issues involved in the social and therapeutic
transformations of Tibetan medicine?
How are national policies and health reforms connected to the processes of
contemporary redefinition of this medicine?
How does Tibetan medicine fit into the present, globalized context of the
medical world?
Written by experts in the field from the US, France, Canada, China and the UK,
this book will be invaluable to students and scholars interested in contemporary
medicine, Tibetan studies, health studies and the anthropology of Asia.
Laurent Pordié
is Director of the Department of Social Sciences at the French
Institute of Pondicherry and a Fellow at the Centre de Recherche ‘Cultures, Santé,
Sociétés’ (CReCSS), Paul Cézanne University at Aix-Marseille.
Needham Research Institute Series
Series editor: Christopher Cullen
Joseph Needham’s ‘Science and Civilisation’ series began publication in the 1950s.
At first it was seen as a piece of brilliant but isolated pioneering. However, at the
beginning of the twenty-first century, it is clear that Needham’s work has succeeded
in creating a vibrant new intellectual field in the West. The books in this series
cover topics relating broadly to the practice of science, technology and medicine
in East Asia, including China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam. The emphasis is on
traditional forms of knowledge and practice, but without excluding modern studies
which connect their topics with their historical and cultural context.
Celestial Lancets
A history and rationale of acupuncture and moxa
Lu Gwei-Djen and Joseph Needham
With a new introduction by Vivienne Lo
A Chinese Physician
Wang Ji and the Stone Mountain Medical Case histories
Joanna Grant
Chinese Mathematical Astrology
Reaching out to the stars
Ho Peng Yoke
Medieval Chinese Medicine
The Dunhuang medical manuscripts
Edited by Vivienne Lo and Christopher Cullen
Chinese Medicine in Early Communist China, 1945–1963
Medicine of revolution
Kim Taylor
Explorations in Daoism
Medicine and alchemy in literature
Ho Peng Yoke
Tibetan Medicine in the Contemporary World
Global politics of medical knowledge and practice
Edited by Laurent Pordié
Tibetan Medicine in the
Contemporary World
Global politics of medical
knowledge and practice
Edited by Laurent Pordié
First published 2008
by Routledge
2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN
Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada
by Routledge
711 Third Ave, New York, NY 10017
Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business
© 2008 Editorial selection and matter, Laurent Pordié; individual chapters,
the contributors
Typeset in Times New Roman by
Keystroke, 28 High Street, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or
utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now
known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in
any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing
from the publishers.
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Tibetan medicine in the contemporary world : global politics of medical
knowledge and practice / [edited by] Laurent Pordié.
p. ; cm. – Needham Research Institute series)
Includes bibliographical references.
1. Medicine, Tibetan. I. Pordié, Laurent. II. Series.
[DNLM: 1. Medicine, Tibetan Traditional–methods–Case Reports.
2. Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice–Case Reports. 3. World
Health–Case Reports. WB 50.1 T553 2008]
R603.T5T54 2008
610–dc22
2007031100
ISBN10: 0-415–44789–5 (hbk)
ISBN10: 0–208–93254–4 (ebk)
ISBN13: 978–0–415–44789–8 (hbk)
ISBN13: 978–0–208–93254–4 (ebk)

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